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Legal Ethics
Legal Ethics Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on legal malpractice cases and attorney misconduct. Coverage includes criminal allegations, disciplinary actions, and recusals involving attorneys and judges, as well as legal rules and standards.
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Latest News in Legal Ethics
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November 26, 2025
Ex-Atty Not Covered In $750K Law Firm Purchase Dispute
An insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify a disbarred attorney, who is currently serving a 90-month sentence for embezzling funds from his clients and law firm, in an underlying suit claiming he owes more than $750,000 for the purchase of a firm, an Illinois federal court ruled.
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November 26, 2025
Ga. Prosecutor Drops Election Case Against Trump, Allies
A Georgia prosecutor on Wednesday officially dropped the racketeering case against President Donald Trump and others accused of attempting to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election results.
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November 25, 2025
Order Blocking Redistricting 'Too Late In The Day,' Texas Says
Texas told the nation's high court that an order blocking the state's redistricting efforts came "too late in the day," telling the court Tuesday that the legal principle barring courts from meddling with election rules too close to election day bars the order at hand.
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November 25, 2025
Trial Over Judge's Alleged ICE Interference Gets Ground Rules
A Wisconsin federal judge on Tuesday set some ground rules for an anticipated December trial over criminal charges alleging a state judge attempted to hinder a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest this spring, including the types of arguments and evidence that can be presented to the jury.
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November 25, 2025
Calif. Justices Asked To Review Prosecutors' Alleged AI Errors
Nearly two dozen law professors have urged the California Supreme Court to help determine whether county prosecutors should be sanctioned for "apparent serial submission" of artificial intelligence-generated briefs with nonexistent legal citations in multiple criminal proceedings, arguing the alleged misconduct could have "grave consequences for the rule of law."
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